Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Pregnancy

Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Pregnancy

At the end of noon, the air was filled with a stuffy heat; even the cicadas in the alleys were listless and silent.

The sound of horse hooves became particularly clear.

Xia Fu got out of the carriage at the urn of her nanny and heard the sound of galloping horses coming from the alley. She looked and saw a man in a snow-white robe riding a horse. Xia Fu actually didn't like to see people wearing snow-white robes, because they either looked frivolous or their appearance and demeanor couldn't cover the snow color. But the stern look between the man's brows and his awe-inspiring demeanor made people feel that he was the only one who was worthy of a snow-white robe.

As the horse's hooves got closer, Xia Fu realized it was Cheng Mingyu. She was slightly stunned and looked away awkwardly.

Housekeeper Hang and the housekeeper had just welcomed Princess Yunnan, and were even more shocked to see Cheng Mingyu again. They hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Greetings to Master Cheng. It would be a sin to disturb you."

Cheng Mingyu nodded slightly, dismounted, and was followed by several guards and the old doctor who was brought in by the guards.

The old doctor was obviously sweating from the bumpy ride, and she gasped for breath after getting off the horse.

Cheng Mingyu let go of the reins and came to stand not far from Xia Fu's side.

"You're here too?" He didn't sound surprised.

Xia Fu's eyes only reached his chest and did not look up. She bowed slightly as a greeting and went in first.

Cheng Mingyu lifted his knee-length skirt and stood two steps behind her.

Butler Hang and Mrs. Ming led the way, passing the main hall and going along the sloping corridor towards the study. When they reached the end of the sloping corridor, Xia Fu suddenly heard a cough behind her. In fact, when Cheng Yian left in a hurry that night, Xia Fu guessed that something had happened to Cheng Mingyu. From the hoarse cough, it should be that there was still some cold phlegm and congestion in the lungs. The cough was not shallow, not in the throat but deep in the lungs, which might be a long-standing disease.

Xia Fu paused slightly, but ultimately did not look back, and walked quickly towards the study.

Cheng Mingyu stared at her graceful back for a moment and followed her.

Nanny Li was already waiting in the corridor. When she saw the two of them coming together, she was secretly surprised and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Greetings to the princess, greetings to the master of the house."

The group went around into the east wing.

Cheng Yian fainted under the corridor. The servants did not dare to move her, thinking of calling the imperial physician. There were many military secrets in Lu Xusheng's study, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to enter, so Cheng Yian had to be placed in the east side room.

Cheng Yian was lying on the couch, his face yellowish pale, and he hadn't woken up yet.

There was a man sitting in front of her. He was the imperial physician that Qiu Qing had just brought from the Imperial Hospital after hearing the news. The old imperial physician from the Cheng Mansion was obviously familiar with him. He walked around from Cheng Mingyu's side and came to his side.

"Doctor Li, how is your pulse?"

When Doctor Li saw the old doctor, he was immediately surprised and said happily, "It's you..." When he was about to say something, he saw Cheng Mingyu and the other two behind him, so he stopped talking and stepped aside.

"It's probably accurate. Please check it again."

The old doctor saw from his relaxed look that it was nothing serious, so she figured out what was going on and sat down to take his pulse.

Rulan knelt beside Cheng Yian, held her wrist, covered it with a thin towel and gave the old doctor an examination.

Xia Fu and Cheng Mingyu found it inconvenient to stand there, so they sat down on the armchairs on the north side, with a square table between them. Their eyes fell on their daughter at the same time.

Nanny Li personally served tea to the two of them, but they refused to drink it.

After checking the pulse, the old doctor smiled and stood up to salute Cheng Mingyu.

"Master, Princess, Miss Third is pregnant, congratulations."

Xia Fu covered her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good..."

Cheng Mingyu also looked relaxed. "She is weak. Please prescribe some prescriptions to help her stay pregnant."

The old doctor agreed, and the two doctors carefully wrote a prescription. After they finished writing it, Xia Fu suddenly asked, "Can you let me take a look?"

After all, she is well versed in pharmacology, and the same prescription with different medicinal materials will have very different effects.

The old doctor immediately brought it over for her to see. Xia Fu glanced at it and picked up a pen to make annotations after some of the drug names in the prescription, such as noting the place of production and the category.

The old doctor knew Xia Fu was an expert after just one glance and smiled, "Thank you, Princess."

He left with Imperial Doctor Li and asked someone to buy some medicine and boil it.

Only Li Ma and others were left in the room. The servants who had always served Cheng Yian burst into tears of joy.

"The girl has been looking forward to having a child, and today she finally got her wish..."

Unfortunately, after Nanny Li finished speaking, neither Cheng Mingyu nor Xia Fu reacted much. Xia Fu had experienced childbirth and knew the pain of having a child, while Cheng Mingyu, in his eyes, his daughter was always a child, and he felt a little distressed when he saw that she was going to be a mother.

Nanny Li glanced at Sister Ming awkwardly. Sister Ming was the companion chosen by Cheng Mingyu and the old ancestor for Cheng Yian. She knew Cheng Mingyu's temper well. She gave a quiet look and everyone left.

In the room, besides the sleeping Cheng Yian, there were only Cheng Mingyu and Xia Fu.

Xia Fu thought that after the last time, they would not have the chance to meet again. She had said it very clearly and directly last time, so she felt embarrassed when she bumped into him today. She noticed from the corner of her eye that his face was tilted towards her, and Xia Fu felt even more uncomfortable. She simply moved from his side to the side of Cheng Yian's bed.

It was a hot day, and An An was sweating all over while sleeping. Her originally pale cheeks were steamed red, and her thick and long eyelashes covered her eyes. She looked very cute and naive while sleeping, and she was still like a child, but she acted like a mother.

Xia Fu recalled the helplessness she felt when she first became a mother, and looking at Cheng Yian now, she couldn't help but feel a little more distressed.

She carefully wiped the sweat off An An's forehead. The child born after ten months of pregnancy had a natural dependence on his mother. He instinctively moved towards her, as if he smelled a familiar scent of medicine.

.

Xia Fu's heart softened.

Thinking she was going to wake up, after waiting for a while, Cheng Yian fell into a more sound sleep.

He glanced in the direction of Cheng Mingyu and saw the man still sitting there motionless.

Even though he is his father, it is common for girls to avoid their fathers when they grow up. Besides, with her here, shouldn't he avoid her and leave?

Cheng Mingyu didn't seem to mean that.

He has always been the most disciplined person...

Xia Fu sighed silently in her heart.

She had just left in a hurry and had no time to drink water. She was worried about Cheng Yian on the way and sweated all over. Now her mouth was dry.

Xia Fu glanced at the tea that Nanny Li poured for her...after hesitating for a moment, she calmly stood up and sat back in the armchair, picked up the teacup and took a few sips.

When he put down the teacup, his eyes happened to fall on the back of Cheng Mingyu's hand.

Cheng Mingyu placed his right hand on the table. There was a deep cut on the back of his hand caused by the broken guitar string that day. The groove was clearly visible and it was obvious that it had not yet healed.

Xia Fu's throat rolled over, and this time she looked up to meet his clear gaze.

"You seem unwell? Would you like me to take your pulse?"

That day, the poem "Xijiangyue" and his words aroused her feelings that had been suppressed in her heart for many years, and she poured out her grievances. In fact, in her heart, she knew clearly that the past had nothing to do with him, and she had never blamed anyone. She just wanted to shut him up.

But if he gets hurt, it will be her fault.

Cheng Mingyu looked at her calmly with his dark eyes and extended his hand without hesitation.

The hand was long and beautiful, obviously a piano-playing hand.

The sleeves covered his wrists. Xia Fu lifted them up for him and placed her hand on his wrist to listen to his pulse.

Her fingertips were covered with a layer of moisture and heat, causing a slight itching on his skin, which then climbed up to the tips of his ears along his meridians.

After all, Cheng Mingyu was not a cunning young man, and there was no trace of scheming on his face.

It was just that Xia Fu listened to his pulse for a long time. Cheng Mingyu remembered that the old doctor listened to his pulse and stopped soon. He couldn't help asking her,

"Not well yet?"

Xia Fu frowned slightly and ordered quietly, "Change your hand."

Cheng Mingyu was very dignified and never listened to anyone's orders. Facing Xia Fu, he had no choice but to turn sideways and put his other hand over.

The damp heat covered my wrists again, even more intense this time.

Not long after Xia Fu put her hand on him, she glanced at him suspiciously, but Cheng Mingyu remained calm.

After finally listening to his pulse, Xia Fu let him go, sat in silence for a while, and sighed,

"I'll give you a prescription for a medicinal bath later. You should soak in it."

Cheng Mingyu narrowed his eyes and looked at her and asked, "What symptoms have you developed?"

Xia Fu showed him the blood he had coughed up, avoided his compelling gaze, and said with guilt, "Your lungs have suffered from chronic coldness for many years, so you need to remove dampness and cold. Winter diseases should be treated in summer. The dog days of summer are the best time to take a medicinal bath. You should try it. I'll prepare the medicine bag and give it to An An later..."

Then let Cheng Yian give it to him.

Cheng Mingyu didn't say anything.

Xia Fu felt that she owed him an apology, so she turned around and bowed to him, "I apologize to you for what happened that day, please don't take it to heart."

After hearing this, Cheng Mingyu felt a surge of pain in his heart. He couldn't help but cough a few more times, and his tone became slightly tense.

"What don't you take to heart? What don't you take to heart?"

Are you rejecting his words, or are you keeping his words in your heart?

When Xia Fu heard his anxious tone, she immediately regretted her words. Why did she provoke him again?

I was about to get up and go to the right side room, when at that moment, I heard a confused and angry voice of "Dad" and "Mom" coming from the direction of the bed.

Cheng Yian had sat up and was looking at them infatuatedly, with confusion covering her pretty face.

Cheng Yian was just awakened by Cheng Mingyu's cough. When he opened his eyes, he vaguely saw a familiar figure sitting in the armchair opposite him.

She thought she was seeing things and stared at it for a while.

Dad and mom came to visit her at the same time.

The last "reunion" was really a forced one, so today can be considered a proper reunion.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but grin, and he looked a little silly in the eyes of Xia Fu and Cheng Mingyu.

When Xia Fu saw her daughter wake up, she put Cheng Mingyu's matter aside and quickly moved over, "An An..."

She held her daughter's wrist tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Silly An'an, you didn't even know you were pregnant, and you suddenly fainted. You scared your mother."

She held Cheng Yian in her arms.

Cheng Yian's expression froze, and he was unable to react.

Is she pregnant?

No wonder I felt unwell these few days. I was distracted by the matter between my parents and the Prince of Nan'an, and I didn't take the fact that my period was delayed for two days seriously.

Isn't it that what she longed for most in her past and present lives was a child?

Tears began to fall from her eyes belatedly. She looked at her father and whispered, "Daddy, is this true?"

Cheng Mingyu felt his daughter's joy and revealed a hint of joy, "It's absolutely true."

After Cheng Yian got a positive answer, he couldn't help but hug Xia Fu tightly, buried his head in her shoulder and cried, "Mom, I have a child..."

After nearly seven years in her past and present life, she finally got pregnant again.

Seeing her daughter crying so tenderly, Xia Fu was puzzled. She thought that when she first became pregnant, she was more confused and at a loss. Cheng Yian was different from her. She was full of joy.

Logically, An An is less than 18 years old, so her personality should be more immature.

However, Cheng Yian finally got what she wanted, and Xia Fu should be happy for her.

"An An, Lu Xusheng is not in the capital. Can your mother stay to take care of you?" She had never taken care of An An before. The most painful time of her life was when she was pregnant and gave birth, so she wanted to stay with her daughter during the most difficult time.

The daughter always depends on her mother. Cheng Yi happily fell into her arms again.

"My daughter couldn't ask for more."

Cheng Mingyu looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other, and his eyes became tearful for a moment.

Cheng Yian lay there for a long time, feeling uncomfortable and trying to get up, but Xia Fu held him down.

"The baby's fetus is unstable in the first three months, so don't move around."

Cheng Yian had never lain down in her previous life. She also happened to have a miscarriage in her previous life. Her mother gave birth to her safely. She then asked her mother for advice, "When you were pregnant with me, did you lie down for the first three months?"

As soon as he asked the question, Cheng Mingyu's eyes clearly swept over.

Cheng Yian immediately regretted it, blaming her for being so focused on being happy that she forgot that her father was here and that there was an old story between her father and mother.

Xia Fu suppressed the pain in her heart and said yes with a smile.

She stayed by the window, looking at the dead bamboo in the yard for three months.

Cheng Mingyu looked at Xia Fu's pale face and felt like a knife was stabbing his heart.

He was never by her side when she was pregnant with An An.

That night, he stayed awake all night holding the Jiaoweiqin, thinking that he would be able to face this inevitable separation calmly. However, the truth was that many things were out of his control. In order not to distract himself, he immediately rushed back to the capital to take up his post.

Xia Fu stayed in Hongnong Chengjiabao to recuperate.

After all, they missed too much and he felt guilty towards both mother and daughter.

Unfortunately, when he wants to make amends now, she has remarried.

Cheng Yian actually wanted to tell her mother some private things about a woman's pregnancy, but Cheng Mingyu was here, so she didn't dare to ask too much.

Xia Fu also wanted to chase Cheng Mingyu away, but unfortunately she didn't have the identity to do so.

Cheng Yian is of the younger generation and cannot urge him.

Both of them fell silent.

The sun was setting and footsteps were heard outside the corridor. Soon, two guards appeared outside the window.

Mrs. Ming recognized the guards from the Cheng family by their attire and came in to report to Cheng Mingyu.

"Master, a guard has come with urgent business to report to you."

Cheng Mingyu asked, "Where did he come from?"

"Yunnan."

Cheng Mingyu was stunned. He had instructed the secret guards to find out Xia Fu's background and report to him any news no matter when and where, so the secret guards chased to Lu's mansion.

When Xia Fu heard the word "Yunnan", her heart skipped a beat and she had a bad feeling.

Cheng Yian also keenly sensed that the atmosphere was not right. His eyes moved slowly, looking at his father for a while, then at his mother. He felt that the air in the room became thinner for no reason.

Cheng Mingyu glanced at Xia Fu inconspicuously and said slowly, "Let him in."